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A while ago, when my friend returned from Japan, he bought me a souvenir box of cookies, called “Maid Cookie”. Has anyone ever seen these or tried them before? They’re quite good. More pix after the jump!

Another painting with photoshop diary! I haven’t painted anything anime in quite a while, and it’s something I’ve been wanting to do, but have been putting off for some time now. Getting back into it was difficult, and I gave up on a piece mid-way because it just was not what I wanted. Check out how this one was made after the jump!

It’s another celebratory 10k worth of hits! I’m pretty happy that I am able to share my work with so many of you. At some point at the beginning of the year, some of you may have noticed a sudden change in the way I blogged, if I even blogged at all.

Vote for your favorite moe! International Saimoe League 2009! Moe (?? ?, /mo.e/, pronounced “mo-eh” literally “budding”, as with a plant) is a Japanese slang word originally referring to fetish or love for characters in video games or anime and manga. For example, ??????, meganekko-moe, “glasses-girl moe“, describes a person who is attracted to fictional characters with eyeglasses. “Moe!” is also used within anime fandom as an interjection referring to a character the speaker considers to be a moekko. It is even used in some anime, such as Ouran High School Host Club, Lucky Star, Kaichou-wa Maid-sama!, K-ON, and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. There are various interpretations of what moe is today. While some argue that moe is a pure, protective feeling towards a character[1], popular use denotes moe as an adjective used to describe any features of a character that particularly “turn on” the person, sexually or otherwise.[2] The expanded use of the word has led to it being used to describe anything “hyper-cute” as well, such as the genre of anime-inspired music unique to Akihabara. Both the spellings moe and moé are used in English.[3] Some writers add an accent mark in an attempt to indicate that […]

As promised, the much anticipated review of Asuka on Motorcycle. I wasn’t even aware that my site has reached 61k hits now! But priorities first – a review of this absolutely amazing investment (yes, investment). More photos after the jump!

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted any of the recent figures I’ve purchased. Yet, I’ve been constantly complaining about my lack of space, and the figures I have been selling, I’m not actually getting rid of my entire collection – space or not. Many of my figures are packed and stored in my closet. Well, less than 30%, if I would have to make a guess… There are quite a few figures that I just can’t part with, even if they’re put away in the closet. I’m sure many of you have the same problem. My own personal solution? Cycle them ocassionally. I’ve done it once or twice already, and it’s always fun, and your shelves never look boring. I like re-arranging my figures so they have a theme, or some sort of cool looking composition, or maybe I feel like “featuring” one particular figure, and place her under the spotlight. As such, I’ve decided to document how my collection changes over time. This would be the second time I’ve taken photos of my own collection. More photos after the jump!

Here’s a figure that I’ve had for not too long. Sakura Shinguji, from Sakura Taisen. She’s 1:10 scale, PVC. Made by Good Smile Company’s Max Factory. Considering her size, the detail on her is very meticulous. You can’t even tell she’s a small figure. Actually, the size of it adds to the overall neatness of this figure. More photos after the jump!

Completely off topic, I know. But this is too amazing to pass up. A guy named Kutiman went though youtube and sampled all sorts of random clips of people playing instruments, and mixed them all into some absolutely amazing music. His site where the videos are hosted, thru-you.com, is currently down due to too much traffic. But I’ve gone and found them on youtube for your enjoyment. It’s some good stuff! 1. Mother of All Funk – a fun song featuring some sweet jazzy instruments and some awesome guitar solos. I’m guessing this is his first experimentation with this project. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tprMEs-zfQA[/pro-player] More after the jump! 2. This is What It Became – a pretty interesting reggae style song with some good mixes. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAvS0pc9NIw[/pro-player] 3. I’m New – this is definitely one of my favorites. The singer is beautiful, with a soft soothing voice. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsBfj6khrG4[/pro-player] 4. Babylon Band – awesome drummer in his own right, but Kutiman makes it better. A heavy track but sounds great! [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JffZFRM3X6M[/pro-player] 5. Someday – the mother who sings in this is very good. A cool mellow jazzy song. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXulsZpu72E[/pro-player] 6. Wait For Me – very nice electronica R&B track. A lot of the people in […]

This is a very pretty figure that I’ve had for a while. I bought her from the Diamond Comics Previews catalogue. I just love how elegant and simple she is. Manufactured by Kotobukiya, she’s approximately 1:8 scale. More photos after the jump!

My Pleinair “Earlybird” Mug arrived today! I got it at RosenQueen for 9.99! They are having their 2nd Anniversary Sale. Pretty sweet deal! Pleinair ( ?????, Puren?ru) is a fictional character who has made appearances in several games in Nippon Ichi‘s tactical role-playing game series. She is something of a mascot character for the artist and character designer of these games, Takehito Harada. The name “Pleinair” is two French words put together; “plein” meaning “full,” and “air” as in English. Together, the phrase means “outdoor”. Due to her appearances in video games being little more than cameos, not much is known of Pleinair outside of her physical appearance. She is typically portrayed as a petite, blue-haired girl with red eyes, wearing a red ribbon, a white dress, white stockings, and sometimes glasses. She is often accompanied by a stuffed rabbit named “Usagi-san” and a stuffed shark named “Same-san.” A common motif in images of Pleinair is Usagi-san being eaten (or at least gnawed or bitten) by either Pleinair or Same-san. She appears as the receptionist in Disgaea, and is a playable character in the DS version (if you beat the game). She’s also part of a news crew in Disgaea […]

The beautiful Caren Ortensia, from Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Manufactured by Alter, she stands 1:8 scale. You may have seen pics of my desk at work if you are part of the Anime Figurines Network on Facebook, and she may have been in there part of the background. Sadly, I never really had her on display for very long before packing her up and putting her in storage. I’ve taken her out to do a shoot of her because well, she’s another figure for sale. Surprisingly, she was sold to a friend of mine on AFN even before I put her up here. More pics after the jump!

More figures have arrived in the past few months, and some figures that I’ve had since last year still remain unopened, in my closet. This is bad news. I’m obviously running out of room, and I need to make room as well as sell off some of the figures I have stored away and will probably never display again. It’s a shame because many of these figures are quite nice. Estel Freesia

A hallmark milestone! Radiant Dreamer has reached over 50,000 hits! Thanks, everyone who helped make this possible! This site has definitely come a long way! Thanks for being there for my lows, and for celebrating the highs! This site exists because of YOU!

So I stumbled upon this pretty wicked resin kit on hobbyfan. It’s most impressive with excellent detail, and a creative idea. For $100 for a prepainted statue of this caliber, that’s a pretty slick deal. Especially considering standard PVC figures nowadays can cost upwards to $80 a pop. I would have bought it. But, well… there’s a reason why I decided not to. (NSFW)

Happy New Year everyone! I originally had a great idea for a New Year’s photo, but didn’t have time to set it up and photoshop it. My wife was generous enough to buy me an entry level dSLR camera for Christmas this year, a Sony a300k.

Happy holidays everyone! It’s the first day of my holidays, and fortunately all my shopping is done. It’s been snowing a bit here, and apparently, record temperatures, but nowhere near as bad as say, Halifax or something, where the temperatures fall below -40c. Now THAT’S crazy cold! This festive season is when most of my friends have gone back home to visit their families. This of course, makes a boring holiday season for me. But what better time than to put some effort into improving my art, and playing Valkyria Chronicles! I’m fortunate that most of my family is local, so I don’t have to travel long distances to celebrate Christmas with them. In case you’re wondering, no I didn’t get a special variant Loligoth Asuka figure. I am a photoshop artist after all. More on that after the jump!